SOLVED Samsung secure erase won't work on 970 pro. Next best thing?

[Brando]

I upgraded to a new drive and want to sell my samsung 970 pro but the secure erase usb refuses to boot on any usb stick even if I set it to the only available boot device. What's the next best way to make my old files unreadable without hurting the drive before I sell? I'll buy parted magic if I have to but just want to double check first. Thanks.

 

[EarthDog]

Why not SE it using the Samsung Magician software?

 

[Blaylock]

Why not use the NVMe Sanitize function in the BIOS?

 

[Brando]

Why not SE it using the Samsung Magician software?

That's what I did. It creates a bootable usb which takes you to a screen that lets you secure erase ssd's. The bootable usb doesn't boot.

Post magically merged: Jan 20, 2022

Why not use the NVMe Sanitize function in the BIOS?

I don't see anything like that in there but I'll look again.

 

[EarthDog]

Oops, I forgot it does that. I thought that it would wipe it if it's not the OS drive.


Settings/Advanced Secure Erase+ on that board...



If that doesn't work, there are plenty of free applications out there. No need to pay.

free secure erase software - Google Search

(I like EaseUS)

 

[Brando]

I had no idea there was a secure erase in the bios. It worked. Thanks! @ Blaylock & Earthdog

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[Woomack]

You can always run 'diskpart /clean all' command from the command prompt in any Windows. Diskpart also fixes some issues with SSD like wrong alignment or some weird errors that aren't hardware failure.